Order of Miss Read Books
Miss Read was the pen name of English novelist Dora Jessie Saint (1913-2012); an author of novels set on the British countryside. Her series included Fairacre and Thrush Green – both set in British villages. “Miss Read” was also a character who appeared in her Fairacre series. Saint also worked as a teacher. She retired from writing in 1996 and was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1998. Dora Jessie Saint passed away in April 2012 at the age of 98.
Miss Read became a published author in 1955 with the novel Village School. Her final novel was Christmas at Thrush Green (written with Jenny Dereham), published in 2009. Below is a list of Miss Read’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Fairacre Books
| Village School | (1955) |
  
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| Village Diary | (1957) |
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| Storm in the Vilage | (1958) |
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| Miss Clare Remembers | (1962) |
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| Over the Gate | (1964) |
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| Village Christmas | (1966) |
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| Emily Davis | (1971) |
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| The Fairacre Festival | (1968) |
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| Tyler's Row | (1972) |
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| The Christmas Mouse | (1973) |
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| Farther Afield | (1974) |
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| No Holly for Miss Quinn | (1976) |
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| Village Affairs | (1977) |
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| The White Robin | (1979) |
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| Village Centenary | (1980) |
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| Summer at Fairacre | (1984) |
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| Mrs. Pringle of Fairacle | (1989) |
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| Changes at Fairacre | (1991) |
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| Farewell to Fairacre | (1993) |
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| A Peaceful Retirement | (1996) |
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Publication Order of Fairacre Collections
| Tales from a Village School | (1994) |
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Publication Order of Thrush Green Books
| Thrush Green | (1959) |
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| Winter in Thrush Green | (1961) |
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| News from Thrush Green | (1970) |
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| Battles at Thrush Green | (1975) |
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| Return to Thrush Green | (1978) |
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| Gossip from Thrush Green | (1981) |
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| Affairs at Thrush Green | (1983) |
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| At Home in Thrush Green | (1985) |
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| The School at Thrush Green | (1987) |
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| Friends at Thrush Green | (1990) |
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| Celebration at Thrush Green | (1992) |
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| The Year at Thrush Green | (1995) |
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| Christmas at Thrush Green | (2009) |
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Publication Order of Thrush Green Non-Fiction Books
| The World of Thrush Green | (1988) |
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Publication Order of Caxley Chronicles Books
| The Market Square | (1966) |
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| The Howards of Caxley | (1967) |
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Fresh from the Country | (1955) |
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| Hobby Horse Cottage | (1958) |
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| The New Bed | (1964) |
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| Plum Pie | (1964) |
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| Cluck, the Little Black Hen | (1965) |
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| The Little Peg Doll | (1965) |
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| Tiggy | (1971) |
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| Hob and the Horse Bat | (1974) |
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| Animal Boy | (1975) |
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Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Little Red Bus and Other Rhyming Stories | (1991) |
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| Miss Read's Christmas Book | (1992) |
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| A Country Christmas | (2006) |
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Country Cooking | (1969) |
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| Fortunate Grandchild | (1982) |
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| Time Remembered | (1986) |
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| The English Vicarage Garden | (1988) |
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| Mrs. Griffin Sends Her Love and Other Writings | (2013) |
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Note: Christmas at Thrush Green was co-authored by Jenny Dereham.
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